Dear Members, Because we can’t say it enough, thank you for being a member of the association. We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you for many years to come. We have recently received an update from the DEQ in regards to the Continuing Septage Education Program. They have requested the individual hauler submit copies of all earned CSE credit since the 2005 Waste Water Conference to their office. Please do not submit the original copy to the DEQ, they only require a photo copy for their records. The DEQ will log the credits into their database and post them online to be reviewed for accuracy. It is vitally important that each hauler comply as the thirty credit hour requirement for license renewal will be based on this information. If the DEQ does not receive the needed credits by the hauler’s renewal date, the hauler may face an interruption in business while the situation is reviewed. The renewal date for the majority of the haulers will be January 1, 2010 which means the DEQ must receive the CSE credits by December 31, 2009. For new haulers the renewal date is five years from the date on their septage haulers license. Please remember any credits earned above the thirty hour requirement will not carry over into the next five year renewal period. Basically, each licensed hauler will have to earn thirty credits for each five year renewal period. As a MSTA member, all credits earned from attending MSTA hosted classes since 2006 are archived on our website, msta.biz, for easy retrieval. Simply log on using your user name and password, go to the Member Section, choose My CE Credits, follow the prompts and print off the needed credits. For members without email or internet access and non-members a paper copy was provided for each credit earned for each class attended. We will be mailing out user names and passwords again with the membership certificates in September to all members renewing their dues. Members may also email Chanin at cfrank@i2k.com for their user name and password, please be sure to include the business name and the name of each person you are requesting the information for. Please note that user name and passwords will not be given out over the phone. The association will also not be mailing out copies of credits earned as these have already been provided at the time the class was held. We strongly urge every member to start submitting their CSE credits to the DEQ as soon as possible to avoid any problems come January 2010 that could interrupt business. Sincerely, MSTA Board of Directors |
